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'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.
That which will not be spun, let it not come betweene the spindle
and the distaffe.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
